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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April. : a @# n% ?# T
/ |0 b1 D/ f$ W( N; pOnly Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007. : Y- K5 G( A3 S; R0 K0 p7 O: S
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & B- K( C# j2 a! o
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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* ~6 h- f9 H7 R5 V( M) G* C0 vNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ t0 z# d5 K5 M+ J8 QPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / E1 ~% |1 U" ~! R8 S+ ~* M& S Z! y
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ! \( e' l3 r; Y7 c# i
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % B' X1 g7 u: n! l9 j% S
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 7 k# U6 Q6 a. r/ j n
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) , a6 E" ]) C9 n: j
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
& r* k0 l( v5 kSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 5 Z, N' U( p2 m9 J0 Z. Y6 ?
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) . Q, y- J, y% x" q; K4 W1 I
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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